Well-drill fishing tool



.June 17, 1924. I 1,498,037

` C. M. HORTON WELL DRILL FISHING TOOL Filed Jan. 27. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 atto: nu*

June 17 1924. v

c. M. HORTON WELL DRILL FISHING TOOL Filed Jan. 2'?. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIIIIII Patented .lune 17, 1924..

unirse STATES CHARLIE M..HORTON, OF'ELECTR, TEXAS. i

WELL-:DRILL rrsHING troon..`

Application filed January 27, ieee.' sem-a1l No. 515,296. i'

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CARLIE'M. HoRroN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Electra, in the county of Wichita, 4State yof Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Well-Drilly Fishing Tools; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others vskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. y

This invention relates to new and useful vimprovements in well tools and particularly to devices for use in fishing out broken tools from wells.

One object ofthe invention is to provide a device of this character `which is simple in construction, easy and effectivek in its operation, formed from few parts, and which can be manufactured atalow cost. j

Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein` the grippingwedge jaws are so mounted that they may be more properly and accurately guidedthan in simi lar devices heretofore. y j i Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein the easy and quick location of the broken tool, within the well,

.may be obtained, and the tool properly guided to the grippingv from the well. .V

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, and which includes means `releasable lby the broken tool for gripping `the tool or releasing the same.

Other objects and advantages will beapparent from the following description when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevation of a drill fishing tool made in accordance with `the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View on the line 2 2 of Figure'l.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview on the line 3 3k of Figure 2.

Figure 4v. is a bottom plan viewy showing the guiding finger. 5 g

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on the lineof Figure `2. l f

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10` represents y, an ,elongated body the" upper portion ofrwhichjs reduced in diameter and solid, as shown at 11, with the longitudinal bore 12 `formed centrally jaws, 'and ,pulled therethrough; The upper end of the bodyjis low thesolid portion there is formed achamber 10 withinV which',j the rod 13 projects. said rod being slidably disposed in said bore v12. On the lower end` of the rod thereA is secured the'bight portion of an angular' yoke 14:, the same being slidable "longitudinally within said fchambfer ',V and formed on the lowerend ofy each arm ofthe yoke fisv a toothedwedge'block 15, whichare adapted to be brought into biting and grippingV engagement with abroken tool.` yEncircling the rod 13, within the chamber 10', and 'bean ingwith its opposite ends agains'tthe bottom Vwall 16 of the solid upper portion of the body, and the bight portion of the yoke 12,1, is a coil springr 17,r whichnormally urges'the yoke downwardly. The lower portions of the wall of the chamber l10 are'inwardly inclined and on these inclined portions the wedge blocks are arranged yto slideV into and out `of tool kgripping position. `The lower ends of the inclined walls form 'a central opening 18 througlrwhic'hther stem ofthe broken tool passes into position between the jaws or wedge blocks 1'5.`y In one side ofthe lower end of they body ,therey is' formedjan entrance opening 1,9, andhinged to one wall of this opening isy a curved linger 20, the same projecting outwardly beyond the'side threaded'for attachment of aV drill rod; Be-

of the body and being adapted to be scrapedk around against the wall ofthe well to scoop in the broken tool, and cause the tool to pass through the opening 19.

Secured to rand depending from the wall 16 are the parallel metal plates' 21 and 22, in the lower portions of the former of which 'are'formed openings `23, whilefin the lower each slot 23 there are` formed Vthe lugs 28,

which receive the respective ends of the coil springs 29, for normallykand yieldably urging the block into engagement with the notch j 25. lDisposed y.transversely between j the plates `22, at the other side of the rod 13, is a longitudinally grooved shaft 30, the ends of which are disposed in the beforementioned notches or slots 24, of the plates 22. Coil springs, disposed in said slots and bearing against the end walls of the slots and the ends of the shaft, serve to yieldably hold the shaft against the adjacent face of the rod, -so'that the ratchet teeth or notches 26may engage therewith. On each end of the shaft 30, inwardly of the plates ,22, there are fixed the cam disks 31, said disks being so spaced-apart as to straddle the rod` 13,

forengagement with the beveled edge of the; block 27,- to push the b-lock from the notch 25whenf'the shaft 30 is rotated.

Between vthe lower end of the large coil spring 17, and the bight of the yoke 14, is a washer plate 32, which prevents the spring slipping-downbetween the yoke and the side walls ofthe chamberllO.

In the operation of the device, for removing a broken tool from a well, and with the parts inv their normalposition, as shown in the sectional views, `the device is lowered into the well, and rotated until the linger 2O engagesfw-iththe broken'tool and draws the same through the opening 19into the lower end of-thecasingor body 10. .The operator then lets the device down, of its own weight,

which will cause the broken tool torpress up-y wardly against the bight of the yoke 14, lifting the same upwardly against the tension ofthe spring 17` and pushing .the rod 13 upwardly into the bore-12. As the rod 13 rises the notches 25 and 26 are carried above the block 27 and theshaft 30. Then, upon permitting the device to lower into the well, that is the Aoke ,14, under the pressure of the spring 1 the teeth 26 of the rod 13 will engage with the teeth ofthe shaft 30, causy ing the-.same to rotateand the Acams 31 to swing over and push the block 27 out of the notch 25, the-cams remaining in such position and lholding-the block out of the notch.

. The spring 17 can then drive the yoke 14 and the wedge blocks downwardly to en-' gage with the tool. A lifting movement of the device will bring the broken tool' out of the well.

Should Vthe broken drill be fixed in the well to such an extent that the device cannot pull it out, thedevice must then be released Vfrom the tool, as the gripping jaws are in: tight engagement therewith.' To accomplish., this, the device lis Apermitted to lower itself vinto the well nntil the broken tool pushes the yoke 14and the rod 13 upwardly, and causes-the series of notches 26 to rise above the latches 27 and 30. Then,

upon a lifting movement of the device, the

yoke and rod will move downwardly causingl the teeth orfnotches 26 to rotate the shaft 30 and swing thecamdisks away from the block 27, with the vresult that the block 9 casing,

ment thereof by a tool for releasing the holding means.

2. A well tool extracting device comprising a casing, a tool gripping means within the casingfmeansv for4 moving the gripping meansvinto tool engaging position, means for holding the gripping means out of gripping position, said gripping means being movable by a tool out of toolgripping position, and means operable by the gripping means upon movement of the latter toward gripping position for releasing the holding means.

3. A'well tool extracting device comprising a casing, gripping means within the casing including a rod having notches, means for moving the gripping means into gripping position, a detent normally engaged in one of the notchesV of the rod for holding the gripping means out of gripping position and the notch of therod away from the detent, said gripping means being movable out of gripping position by Va tool, and meansoperable by said rod upon movement of the gripping means toward gripping, position for moving and holding said detent against reengagement in said notch.`

4. A well tool extracting device comprising acasing, a tool engaging means in the means for moving the engaging means into engaging position, a detent Vfor holding the engaging means out of engaging position,ksaid engaging means being movable out of engaging position by a` tool, and a' cam operable by the engaging means upon movement toward (engaging position for releasing the detent..

5. A well tool extracting device including tool gripping means', spring means for normally urging said gripping means'into gripping position, said gripping means including a rod having a single notch and'.a series vof notches, a detent engaged in the single notch for holding the gripping' means out of grippingposition, av notched element engageable by the series of notches upon movement of the gripping means away from gripping position and rotatable by the series of notchesnpon movement toward gripping position, and cams associated with the lastnamed notched 'elementi for with and release of the detent.

6. A well to'ol extracting device comprisengagement ing a tool gripping means including a rod having a single notch and a series of notches, a spring for normally urging the gripping means into gripping position, a 5 spring pressed detent engaged in the single notch for holding the gripping means out of gripping position, e, notched shaft mounted in position to be engaged and r0- tated by the series of notches, and a. cam lo carried by and rotated with the notched shaftfor releasing the detent to permit the -first spring to move the gripping means into gripping position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa:- ture, in the presence oftWo Witnesses.

CHARLIE M. HORTON.

`VY/'itnessesz ,Ti G. DAVIDSON,

TOM DAVIS. 

